Below is a list of players who are eligible for the 2014 Most Outstanding Rookie award.Â
In order to be eligible as a candidate for the League award for the “Most Outstanding First Year Player” (Rookie Award), a player must meet the following criteria:Â
- He had, in the current season, been named to the active roster of a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season game; and
- He had not:
a) Â In any prior season dressed for a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season or playoff or championship game;
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b) Â In the current season or in any prior season, dressed for a member Club in the National Football League, at the time it played in a regular season or post-season or championship game.
The Rookie of the Year is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. The winner will be announced at the CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 27 in Vancouver, B.C.Â
The following players meet the above requirements for this year’s voting:
BC Lions
| Stephen Adekolu | WR | Bishop’s |
| Keola Antolin | RB | Arizona |
| Alex Bazzie | DL | Marshall |
| Bryan Burnham | WR | Tulsa |
| Casey Chin | LB | Simon Fraser |
| Jermarcus Hardrick | DL | Nebraska |
| Alex Hoffman-Ellis | LB | Washington St. |
| Josh Johnson | DB | Purdue |
| TJ Lee | DB | Eastern Washington |
| Pascal Lochard | FB | Laval |
| Rob Lohr | DL | Vanderbilt |
| Boseko Lokombo | LB | Oregon |
| David Menard | DL | Montreal |
| Travis Partridge | QB | Missouri Western St. |
| T’Dre Player | OL | Northwestern St. |
| Hunter Steward | OL | Liberty |
| Cameron Thorn | OL | Guelph |
Edmonton Eskimos
| Gregory Alexandre | DL | Montreal |
| Devon Bailey | WR | St. FX |
| Anthony Barrett | WR | Edmonton Huskies JR. |
| Mike Dubuisson | DB | Windsor |
| Otha Foster | DB | West Alabama |
| AJ Guyton | WR | Central Florida |
| Deon Lacey | LB | West Alabama |
| Dexter McCoil | LB | Tulsa |
| Cedric McKinley | DL | Minnesota |
| Aaron Milton | RB | Toronto |
| Tyler Thomas | RB | Bacone College |
Calgary Stampeders
| Frank Beltre | DL | Towson University |
| Maalik Bomar | LB | Cincinnati |
| Brander Craighead | OL | UTEP |
| Sederrik Cunningham | WR | Furman |
| Bradley Erdos | OL | Simon Fraser |
| DeQuin Evans | DL | Kentucky |
| Buddy Jackson | DB | Pittsburgh |
| Pierre Lavertu | OL | Laval |
| Bryant Moniz | QB | Hawaii |
| Charlie Power | FB | Saskatchewan |
| Quinn Smith | DL | Concordia |
| Adam Thibault | DB | Laval |
| Jeremy Williams | DB | Henderson St. |
Saskatchewan Roughriders
| Levy Adcock | OL | Oklahoma St. |
| Chancey Aghayere | DL | Louisiana St. |
| Dylan Ainsworth | DL | Western University |
| Marvin Burdette | LB | Alabama Birmingham |
| Seth Doege | QB | Texas Tech |
| Trevor Guyton | DL | California |
| Chad Kilgore | LB | Northwest Missouri St. |
| Mark LeGree | DB | Appalachian St. |
| Alex Pierzchalski | WR | Toronto |
| Keith Price | QB | Washington |
| Ryan Smith | WR | North Dakota St. |
| Derek Walker | DL | Illinois |
| Matt Webster | DB | Queen’s |
| Ryan Wellman | DL | Regina |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| Marvin Booker | DL | Rutgers |
| Jesse Briggs | LB | McGill |
| Paris Cotton | RB | Central Michigan |
| Jace Daniels | OL | Northern Michigan |
| Kashawn Fraser | DL | Central Michigan |
| Matthias Goossen | OL | Simon Fraser |
| Lirim Hajrullahu | K | Western University |
| Deantre Harlan | DL | Bacone College |
| Greg Hickman | DL | Florida International |
| Derek Jones | DB | Simon Fraser |
| Cameron Marshall | RB | Arizona State |
| Robert Marve | QB | Purdue |
| Sam McGuffie | WR | Rice |
| Willie Moseley | DL | Buffalo |
| Will Smith | LB | Texas Tech |
| Troy Stoudermire | DB | Minnesota |
| Don Unamba | DB | Southern Arkansas |
| Justin Wilson | WR | Delaware State |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| Michael Atkinson | DL | Boise St. |
| Mike Daly | DB | McMaster |
| Isaac Dell | FB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Linden Gaydosh | DL | Calgary |
| Nicolas Grigsby | RB | Arizona |
| Chris Johnson | LB | Toronto |
| Pawel Kruba | LB | Western |
| Beau Landry | LB | Western |
| Jeremy Lewis | OL | Miami |
| Quincy McDuffie | WR | Central Florida |
| Jake Olson | OL | Central Michigan |
| Bo Palmer | RB | Simon Fraser |
| Taylor Reed | LB | SMU |
| Landon Rice | OL | Manitoba |
| Terrell Sinkfield | WR | Northern Iowa |
Toronto Argonauts
| Natey Adjei | WR | Buffalo |
| Eric Black | DB | Saint Mary’s |
| Anthony Coombs | RB | Manitoba |
| Alex Dupuis | RB | Montreal |
| Jarred Fayson | WR | Illinois |
| Robert Gill | WR | Texas St. |
| Brendan Gillanders | RB | Ottawa |
| Logan Harrell | DL | Fresno St. |
| Delano Johnson | DL | Bowie St. |
| Thomas Miles | LB | Manitoba |
| Tristan Okpalaugo | DL | Fresno St. |
| Jake Reinhart | DL | Guelph |
| Matt Sewell | OL | McMaster |
| Aston Whiteside | DL | Abilene Christian |
| Nicholas Williams | LB | North Alabama |
Ottawa REDBLACKS
| Travis Brown | LB | Fresno St. |
| Eddie Elder | DB | Arizona St. |
| Roy Finch | RB | Oklahoma |
| Jerrell Gavins | DB | Boise St. |
| DJ Harper | RB | Boise St. |
| Abdul Kanneh | DB | New Mexico Highlands |
| Kalonji Kashama | DL | Eastern Michigan |
| Colin Kelly | OL | Oregon St. |
| Scott Macdonnell | WR | Queen’s |
| Nolan MacMillan | OL | Iowa |
| Brett Maher | K | Nebraska |
| Robin Medeiros | WR | Bishop’s |
| Danny O’Brien | QB | Catawba |
| Khalil Paden | WR | Northern Arizona |
| Antoine Pruneau | LB | Montreal |
| Jermaine Robinson | DB | Toledo |
| Nigel Romick | DL | Saint Mary’s |
| Jamill Smith | WR | Ball St. |
| Marlon Smith | DL | Texas at San Antonio |
| Connor Williams | DL | Utah St. |
| DJ Young | OL | Michigan St. |
Montreal Alouettes
| Jean-Christophe Beaulieu | RB | Sherbrooke |
| Brian Brikowski | DL | Monmouth |
| Dominique Ellis | DB | South Carolina St. |
| Jeffrey Finley | DL | Guelph |
| Gabriel Knapton | DL | Wyoming |
| Andrew Lue | DB | Queen’s |
| Jake Piotrowski | OL | Guelph |
| James Rodgers | WR | Oregon St. |
| James Tuck | LB | York |
| Jamaan Webb | DB | Bethany |
| Mitchell White | DB | Michigan St. |
| Ryan White | OL | Bishop’s |
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